Thursday, October 25, 2012

Hello well I haven't been up to much latly as the boyfriend and I have both got the flu but I have been puttering away at a few things. I'll start with a homemade toner and moisturizer that I've been using for a couple months now which have been working amazing, they are actually reducing the ruddiness of my skin which is something that nothing else has ever done for me and I had thought it was somethingI just had to live with and they have also reduced the amount of pimples I get.

From left to right there is moisterizer, eye-makeup remover(I also just use it as an eye moisturizer) and toner.

So I got the recipes at potholes and pantyhose and they are all very simple and relatively inexpensive to make. The moisterizer is watery like a toner so I use a cotton pad to apply it and just toss the pads in the compost bin. One change I made to the moisterizer was adding one drop of tea tree and one drop of lavender essential oil which really helped clear up any acne but the cider vinegar helped a lot with that already so the essential oil isn't really necessary unless you have some really stubborn acne.
As for the toner the only change I made was to cut it with water, the eye-make up remove is the same and I use it as an night time eye moisterizer as well as make-up remover.
So anyway I really encourage you to give these a try they've worked so well for me and she has a lot of other great things on her sight as well for beauty as well as cleaning.

Next I've been playing around with acorns that I've collected up on my strolls.

I got this jar second hand and painted some acorns 3 shades of blue and did an ombre sort of thing.

I glittered these guys but I need to find a cute little dish to display them in

and finally I was wondering what to do with all my orphaned stud earrings that I get at in my broken jewlery that the thrift shop saves for me and finally decided to do a jewelry tree and here is how it turned out

I think the more earrings I add the cooler it will look I embroidered the tree and stretched and glued the fabric to a piece of cork.

I found the tree pattern online but yet again forgot to bookmark the page where I found it, one of these days I'll learn. So those are a couple little things I've done until next time and have a wonderful day.

About Me

Hello there my name is Laura, I'm a sewer, crafter and nature lover. I love to recycle trash into new and useful or pretty things.
I have also been dealing with depression and anxiety for many years now and have made 2 blogs. One to share my projects and another to share my experience with depression and anxiety and hopefully at the least make myself feel better and at the most show people they are not alone (which for me has really helped) and hopefully share some practical advice.
So anyway that's me and my blogs so I hope you enjoy/are able to take something away. My cat Dante will definitely be finding his way into my craft blog as he seems to like being in the middle of my projects. Anyway have a great day and thanks for stopping by.